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Originally Posted by lordhedgwich
do then handle modern 8mm loads fine?
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Lemme see, 120+ years-old metal that may have been subjected to who knows what stress since it was made, of metal nowhere near as strong as a modern steel, with an action that has virtually none of the Mauser's safety features as regards gas handling, etc ....................................
If you make it your gun - your health, your choice.
FWIW, all 8mm's weren't created equal, and neither were all 8x57's.
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